Faculty

Description

The study of vector spaces over the real and complex numbers, introducing the concepts of subspace, linear independence, basis, and dimension; systems of linear equations and their solution by Gaussian elimination; matrix operations; linear transformations and their representations by matrices; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; and inner product spaces. MATH 271 will feature both proofs and applications, with special attention paid to the theoretical development of the subject. Four class meetings per week.

Requisite: MATH 121 or consent of the instructor. This course and MATH 272 may not both be taken for credit. Limited to 25 students. Fall semester: Professor Daniels. Spring semester: Professor R. Benedetto.

MATH 271 - LEC

MATH 271 - DIS

Section 01Tu 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM SMUD 205

Section 02Tu 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM SMUD 204

Textbooks

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